Cubs Top Brewers In Ten In Series Opener

The Chicago Cubs take Game One of what could be called the National League Central Division title series at Milwaukee. The Brewers lost to the Cubs 5-3 in ten innings Thursday night, as the Crew dropped to four and a half games behind Chicago in the division race with nine to play. Eric Thames broke a 2-2 tie with a run scoring single in the eighth to give Milwaukee the lead — but Javier Baez hit an R-B-I single in the ninth to keep the Cubs alive after they were down to their last strike. Then in the tenth, Kris Bryant hit a two run homer off Oliver Drake to give the Cubs the win, as Chicago dropped its magic number to six to win the division. The Brewers have a better shot at a Wild Card at the moment, as Colorado lost its fourth straight to keep Milwaukee one game behind the Rockies for the second and last N-L playoff spot — and Saint Louis is getting close again after winning three straight, as the Cards are just one half game behind the Brewers in both the division and wild card races.